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  • adjective Large enough so as to affect or involve all or most of the relevant area

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  • In addition to empirical observational study that requires new ways of studying massive "widescale" coordination across the internet, we conduct "action research" and employ "participatory design" oriented approaches.

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  • In addition to empirical observational study that requires new ways of studying massive "widescale" coordination across the internet, we conduct "action research" and employ "participatory design" oriented approaches.

    /message 2010

  • They say accusations of Iranian involvement are designed to deflect their demands for democratic reforms and to justify Bahrain's widescale detention of suspected protest organizers, which the government has said it suspects of ties to Iran or its ally, Hezbollah.

    U.S. Says Iran Helps Crackdown in Syria Adam Entous 2011

  • Excluding disability payments means this change will affect a very small pool of people – and represents more of public service announcement than widescale benefits shakeup.

    George Osborne's welfare cap is a victory for the politics of envy Randeep Ramesh 2010

  • But we really don't expect it to be widescale at all.

    Fears for elderly as biggest care homes firm faces breakup 2011

  • Relief organizations said major island nations, including Indonesia and the Philippines, appeared to have been spared widescale casualties.

    Nations, Agencies Launch Aid Effort Mike Esterl 2011

  • Rami Khouri, director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, said he does not expect any immediate widescale violence, particularly after the destruction seen in 2008.

    Hezbollah Resigns: Lebanese Government Collapses As Political Party Pulls Out Cara Parks 2011

  • Ministers are not in doubt about the strength of the feelings in unions, ministers are worried about widescale strikes in the autumn rather than a few in June.

    Furious unions threaten strikes as minister springs pensions surprise 2011

  • Rami Khouri, director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, said he does not expect any immediate widescale violence, particularly after the destruction seen in 2008.

    Hezbollah Resigns: Lebanese Government Collapses As Political Party Pulls Out Cara Parks 2011

  • As reports of abuses and widescale civilian deaths leaked out, government officials denied them and insisted they were doing everything possible to protect innocent lives.

    Sri Lanka execution video probed 2011

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